Messages in this thread | | | From | Bart Van Assche <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5] blktrace: Fix potentail deadlock between delete & sysfs ops | Date | Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:36:23 +0000 |
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On Sat, 2017-09-16 at 19:37 -0700, Waiman Long wrote: > diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h > index 339e737..330b572 100644 > --- a/include/linux/fs.h > +++ b/include/linux/fs.h > @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ struct block_device { > > /* The counter of freeze processes */ > int bd_fsfreeze_count; > - /* Mutex for freeze */ > + /* Mutex for freeze and blktrace */ > struct mutex bd_fsfreeze_mutex; > } __randomize_layout;
This patch changes the meaning of bd_fsfreeze_mutex significantly. Please rename that mutex such that its name matches its new role.
Thanks,
Bart. | |